Welcome to Akeley Wood School

Thank you so much for your interest in Akeley Wood. We love nothing more than to welcome families to our idyllic rural campus, whether that be for a private tour, a Taster Day or during an Open event. Usually during a visit, I am able to find out more about you and tell you how Akeley could meet your child’s needs and develop their passion for learning.

As we will be unlikely to meet any time soon, I hope that you will be happy to liaise with me by email. Please do come back to me with some more information about your child so that I can tailor our conversations accordingly. Usually, during a tour I would ask you and your child about what you are looking for in a school and ask about their favourite subjects, so that I can be very honest about what Akeley offers.

I listen to any concerns you or your child may have about joining a new school and talk to you about how Akeley can help. We will need to do this part over the phone and discuss any questions you may have after viewing our virtual tour.

Allow me to take this opportunity to tell you a few things about me and to get the ball rolling on the next steps.

As much as our life in Admissions will change significantly over the coming weeks, I am personally looking forward to keeping in close contact with you. I love Akeley Wood; my children were educated here and I now spend my days building the relationships with the families I hope will come and join us. I like to think I’m authentic, fun, very approachable and engaging . . . needless to say, our school is the same! No matter how hard we try it’s very difficult to communicate something as intangible as culture on an online film, but we have given it a good go!

I very much look forward to hearing from you and continuing our dialogue. Many thanks for your email and interest in our school. We’re very proud of it.

Kind Regards Sara Davey-Turner Admissions Manager